Lisa Digernes provides advisory services, enforcement and clearances of intellectual property rights, in addition to drafting and negotiating agreements.
She is also a member of the Norwegian Bar Association's law committee for intellectual property and marketing law.
Lisa has extensive international experience in intellectual property law and worked as a lawyer in New York for more than 10 years before moving back to Norway. Her primary focus is the film/TV, publishing, advertising and art industries.
Her practice centers around international agreement negotiations, which results in her having developed a large network of lawyers worldwide.
Awards and rankings
Lisa is recommended by The Legal 500 as one of Norway's leading lawyers within Intellectual Property and TMT in 2025. The agency and clients states that:
"Lisa Digernes is dual-qualified in Norway and New York and has positioned herself as a key adviser on cross-border IP matters."
"She is highly professional, consistently providing prompt responses and delivering quickly. It’s always a pleasure to work with her, as she fosters a positive synergy."
"Lisa Digernes oversees a ‘sharp and attentive‘ team with a strong track record in advising clients in the media and entertainment industry on the full range of mandates. Digernes acts for production companies, directors and writers, advising on distribution agreements, clearance issues and rights negotiations."
Education
| 2018 | Management course, BI Norwegian Business School |
| 2001–2002 | LL.M. in Intellectual Property, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York |
| 1998 | Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Oslo |
| 1994–2000 | Legal studies, University of Greenwich, London, England |
Work experience
| 2020– | Partner, Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS |
| 2012–2019 | Attorney and senior attorney, Advokatfirmaet Ræder |
| 2011–2012 | Partner, Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP |
| 2002–2011 | Attorney, Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP |
